Guild Wars 2

Hello, I am a SPVP only player. I tried to get into PvE but hated downleveling and I tried to get into WVW (after I hit 30 in SPVP) but I couldn’t get into it because even with upleveling I was getting rolled by 80s (even though I do very well in SPVP).

Now, I am considering leveling in WvW because of the new buffs to upscaling. I was just curious (since I’m at work) if anyone out there can tell me if it has made any difference in a lower level character fighting an 80.

Thanks!

A very good question and my army of alts would also like to know the answer…

I didn’t know they had done this but I think it is helping.

I say that because I popped onto my alt since my server is crushing. I felt like I was doing pretty well and surviving much better than I remembered, which to me seemed odd since everyone should be more geared than months back. My alt was lvl 15. It isn’t like being an 80 in exotics, of course. But I didn’t feel overly wimpy.

Every not lv 80 full exotics character will have huge disadvantage against lv 80 full exotics one.

Cal.1985:

Every not lv 80 full exotics character will have huge disadvantage against lv 80 full exotics one.

Before it was a gigantic advantage. Is the advantage still massive or do players that wish to level via WvW have a chance to at least compete in a 1v1?

felivear.1536:

Hello, I am a SPVP only player. I tried to get into PvE but hated downleveling and I tried to get into WVW (after I hit 30 in SPVP) but I couldn’t get into it because even with upleveling I was getting rolled by 80s (even though I do very well in SPVP).

Now, I am considering leveling in WvW because of the new buffs to upscaling. I was just curious (since I’m at work) if anyone out there can tell me if it has made any difference in a lower level character fighting an 80.

Thanks!

Why dont you try yourself ? Get your kitten there and fight like a beast !!!!

To be honest? Lv 30 stands no chance against lv 80 in full exotics (excluding the rare occasions when the lv80 has no idea how to play his class.)

deviller.9135:

felivear.1536:

Hello, I am a SPVP only player. I tried to get into PvE but hated downleveling and I tried to get into WVW (after I hit 30 in SPVP) but I couldn’t get into it because even with upleveling I was getting rolled by 80s (even though I do very well in SPVP).

Now, I am considering leveling in WvW because of the new buffs to upscaling. I was just curious (since I’m at work) if anyone out there can tell me if it has made any difference in a lower level character fighting an 80.

Thanks!

Why dont you try yourself ? Get your kitten there and fight like a beast !!!!

At work

From what I saw from screenshots of my friend’s level 20, if you have 3-stat gear, stats are just scaled up to same-quality gear at level 80. If you have 2-stat gear, it seems to be same scaling, plus a small amount of ‘celestial’ prefix (aka all stats, see rune of divnity for clarification), and if you have 1-stat gear, you get more of ‘all stats’. I believe it now also scales the stat gain from your traits up.

While in reality a green arrow enemy will hit you a little harder and probably live through a bit more, an 80 in full exotic+ascended (where applicable) gear should still splatter an upscaled. My friend’s Blurred Frenzy (mesmer sword 2) does about 2400-3600 to one of the trash mobs outside of the garrison, while mine does upwards of 6000 to the same target after it respawned.

You aren’t going to have the hitting power or staying power of having full exotics, but it should be slightly more comfortable to level an alt in WvW now, especially with XP rewards scaling perfectly with your actual level.

Traits or lack of.

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Obviously, without level 80 traits and exotics there’s a difference. However, that aside, I’ve definitely noticed a difference since I’m leveling my ele in WvW, from before the change to now. My stats buffed up a decent amount after the update and I feel significantly less of a squish than before. I wish I’d have thought to screenshot. =/ But from a “feel” perspective, it’s more helpful upscaling now.

Anyone have any actual hard evidence on difference? I joined and can tell a bit of a difference but I didn’t take screens or log data before patch. Anyone have an example like:

Before patch: Heartseeker did 2200 on dolyak
After patch: Heartseeker did 3500 on dolyak.

Just curious what the % of the buff was.